WAUKEGAN, Ill. (March 4, 2020) – The parents of a special needs student claim she was sexually abused by a teaching aide because the Special Education District of Lake County failed to protect her, a new lawsuit claims. The lawsuit states the school district failed to enforce its policy preventing male teachers from being alone with female students; failed to keep a sufficient number of personnel on staff; failed to train staff to prevent sex abuse; and improperly allowed a male to supervise a female student changing her clothes.
